mount rooftop tent and water tank mod

[Selous]

Rooftop tent mount and water tank mod

[Froll]

Looking good.

[Selous]

Thanks Roger. I want to build a aluminium canopy when the budget allows but for now my fibre glass canopy will go on and hide the water tank

[4x4BEES]

Looks nice (and unusual)

[Mud Dog]

Unusual it is Paul, but water is heavy, so ideally it should be stored as low as possible to try keep the COG as low as possible. I also wonder if an area like behind the rear seat or up against the cab side of the load-bin would'nt allow for better packing ability and space saving.

[Selous]

Hi Andy. Thanks for your feedback.
I am experimenting with a few different locations at the moment, this tank was salvaged from an off road caravan and the dimensions do not allow much in terms of mounting options. I have had it on my roofrack for a while and although heavy have not had any problems, having said that I have not tackled serious obstacles with it on, but general off road driving it worked well. I initially wanted to look at putting it under the vehicle but do not have sufficient space. In the future I want to build a canopy and would then probably look at getting a tank that allows for more flexibility.

[Mud Dog]

Probably the best location I have heard done was a custom built stainless tank that fitted under the vehicle in the space opposite the fueltank. Of course this would depend on whether or not one has a fuel tank modification already taking up that space. Nice and low, out of the way and doesn't take away any packing space.

[Selous]

Progress

[Selous]

Water tank incognito